Nuremburg o our final destination on the cruise!

Nuremburg - our final destination on the cruise!

Our final destination on the cruise was Nuremburg. We travelled from Regensburg to Nuremburg via the Rhine Main Danube Canal which meant 10 locks within a 100 kms or so. The locks were quite narrow and we travelled this section overnight so not much to see but we did hear the bumping of the ship against the lock walls.

As we arrived early in Nuremberg we had the opportunity to visit the Christmas Markets in the morning  before they were packed - they were the biggest Christmas markets we have visited to date.

 

In the afternoon we went on a tour of the old part of the city - more snow fell during the afternoon which curtailed the walking part of the tour. The view from the Nuremburg Castle is spectacular and it was great to hear that the old town walls were restored after WW2 as they provide a lovely historic backdrop for the old part of the town.

 

We were able to take some images of the Christmas street lighting in the town (well it was dark about 3 pm after all :))

 A fantastic way to end the trip xxx